KR101708821B1

KR101708821B1 - Mobile terminal and method for controlling thereof

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Publication number: KR101708821B1
Application number: KR1020100095072A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 배동희
Original assignee: 엘지전자 주식회사
Priority date: 2010-09-30
Filing date: 2010-09-30
Publication date: 2017-02-21
Also published as: US9395900B2; KR20120033516A; EP2437148A3; US20120084692A1; EP2437148B1; CN102446059B; DE202011110758U1; EP2437148A2; CN102446059A

Abstract

A mobile terminal is disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a touch screen, a controller for moving a specific icon of the specific page to a page corresponding to the specific indicator as a predefined user operation is received for a specific indicator among a plurality of indicators corresponding to the plurality of pages, . &Lt; / RTI >

Description

[0001] MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THEREOF [0002]

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a control method thereof.

Recently, mobile terminals use user interface (UI) elements that can interact with a user. In order to improve the visibility and accessibility of the mobile terminal user, various functions (software) performed through the mobile terminal can be provided in a single program through the user interface element. In particular, Can be used.

Accordingly, techniques for efficiently managing various graphic objects on a mobile terminal and improving usability of the mobile terminal are needed.

The present invention provides a mobile terminal capable of efficiently managing icons provided on a touch screen and a control method thereof.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a user interface capable of efficiently managing icons by providing a user interface having high visibility and accessibility to efficiently manage the icons, and a control method thereof .

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other matters not mentioned may be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a mobile terminal includes a touch screen and a control unit. The touch screen may display a specific page among a plurality of pages including at least one icon. The control unit may move a specific icon of the specific page to a page corresponding to the specific indicator as a predefined user operation is received for the specific indicator among the plurality of indicators corresponding to each of the plurality of pages.

A mobile terminal according to another aspect of the present invention may include a touch screen and a control unit. The touch screen may display a plurality of pages including at least one icon. The controller may move a page of a specific icon through the first touch input and the second touch input. The first touch input may be a touch input for selecting a specific icon. The second touch input may be a touch input for selecting a specific indicator among a plurality of indicators corresponding to each of the plurality of pages.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method of controlling a mobile terminal includes displaying a specific page on a touch screen, receiving a predefined user operation for a specific indicator among a plurality of indicators corresponding to each of the plurality of pages, And moving a specific icon of the specific page to a page corresponding to the specific indicator.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method of controlling a mobile terminal includes: displaying a specific page among a plurality of pages on a touch screen; Receiving a first touch input for selecting a specific icon displayed on the specific page; Receiving a second touch input for selecting a specific one of a plurality of indicators corresponding to each of the plurality of pages; And moving the specific icon to a page corresponding to the specific indicator.

The details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to the mobile terminal and the control method thereof according to the embodiment of the present invention, the icons provided on the touch screen can be efficiently managed.

Also, according to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently move the page of the icon provided on the touch screen.

Also, according to the present invention, it is possible to move the icon to a desired page by using a page indicator without sequentially moving a predetermined icon to the pages displayed on the touch screen.

Further, according to the present invention, the usability of the mobile terminal can be improved by the above-mentioned effects.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A is a perspective view of an example of a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal according to the present invention.
FIG. 2B is a rear perspective view of the portable terminal shown in FIG. 2A.
3 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the proximity depth of the proximity sensor.
4A and 4B illustrate an example of moving a page of a specific icon displayed on a specific page of the mobile terminal.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
7A to 7D are diagrams for explaining a control method of the mobile terminal shown in FIG.
8A to 8D are views showing another example in which the visual appearance of a specific page indicator is changed.
9 is a view showing a state in which a visual appearance of a page indicator is changed in a page search process.
10 is an example of a screen of a mobile terminal that displays notification information about page movement of a specific icon.
11 is a flowchart of a mobile terminal control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12A to 12F are diagrams for explaining a control method of the mobile terminal shown in FIG.
13 is an example of a plurality of page indicators displayed on a touch screen.
14A to 14B show another example of a plurality of page indicators displayed on a touch screen.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and the manner of achieving them, will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but is capable of many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, To fully disclose the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

The mobile terminal described in this specification may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), and a navigation device.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an audio / video input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, A controller 170, a controller 180, a power supply 190, and the like. The components shown in Fig. 1 are not essential, and a mobile terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules for enabling wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the mobile terminal 100 and the network in which the mobile terminal 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short range communication module 114, and a location information module 115 .

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel.

The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may refer to a server for generating and transmitting broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information, or a server for receiving broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information generated by the broadcast management server and transmitting the generated broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

The broadcast-related information may refer to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or information related to a broadcast service provider. The broadcast-related information may also be provided through a mobile communication network. In this case, it may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

The broadcast-related information may exist in various forms. For example, an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) of a DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or an ESG (Electronic Service Guide) of a DVBH (Digital Video BroadcastHandheld).

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals using various broadcasting systems. In particular, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be a digital multimedia broadcasting broadcasting (DMBT), a digital multimedia broadcasting satellite (DMBS), a media forward link only (MediaFLO), a digital video broadcasting ), And ISDBT (Integrated Services Digital Broadcast Terrestrial). Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be adapted to other broadcasting systems that provide broadcast signals as well as the digital broadcasting system described above.

The broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information received through the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the memory 160.

The mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives radio signals to at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 refers to a module for wireless Internet access, and the wireless Internet module 113 can be embedded in the mobile terminal 100 or externally. WLAN (WiFi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies.

The short-range communication module 114 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, radio frequency identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), ultra wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as the short distance communication technology.

The location information module 115 is a module for confirming or obtaining the location of the mobile terminal. A typical example of the location information module is a GPS (Global Position System) module. According to the current technology, the GPS module 115 calculates information on a distance (distance) from three or more satellites to one point (entity), information on the time when the distance information is measured, , Three-dimensional position information according to latitude, longitude, and altitude of one point (individual) in one hour can be calculated. Further, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting the error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is also used. The GPS module 115 continues to calculate the current position in real time and uses it to calculate speed information.

Referring to FIG. 1, an A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display module 151. [

The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ The camera 121 may be equipped with two or more cameras according to the configuration of the terminal.

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal through a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and processes it as electrical voice data. The processed voice data can be converted into a form that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 when the voice data is in the call mode, and output. Various noise reduction algorithms may be implemented in the microphone 122 to remove noise generated in receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The sensing unit 140 senses the current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the mobile terminal 100, the position of the mobile terminal 100, the presence or absence of user contact, the orientation of the mobile terminal, And generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it is possible to sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. In addition, it may be responsible for a sensing function related to whether the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like. Meanwhile, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor.

The output unit 150 is for generating output related to visual, auditory or tactile sense and includes a display module 151, an acoustic output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154 .

The display module 151 displays information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with a call is displayed. When the mobile terminal 100 is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, the photographed and / or received video or UI and GUI are displayed.

The display module 151 may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, a flexible display, a 3D display And may include at least one.

Some of these displays may be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This may be referred to as a transparent display. A typical example of the transparent display is a transparent LCD or the like. The rear structure of the display module 151 may also be of a light transmission type. With this structure, the user can see an object located behind the terminal body through the area occupied by the display module 151 of the terminal body.

There may be two or more display modules 151 according to the embodiment of the mobile terminal 100. For example, in the mobile terminal 100, a plurality of display modules may be spaced apart or integrally arranged on one surface, and may be disposed on different surfaces, respectively.

In a case where the display module 151 and the sensor for sensing the touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch sensor') have a mutual layer structure (hereinafter referred to as 'touch screen' It can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display module 151 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display module 151 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor can be configured to detect not only the position and area to be touched but also the pressure at the time of touch.

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. Thus, the control unit 180 can know which area of the display module 151 is touched or the like.

Referring to FIG. 1, a proximity sensor may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is enclosed by the touch screen. The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or a nearby object without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor.

And to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer when the touch screen is electrostatic. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the act of recognizing that the pointer is positioned on the touch screen while the pointer is not in contact with the touch screen is referred to as "proximity touch & The act of actually touching the pointer on the screen is called "contact touch. &Quot; The position where the pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen means a position where the pointer is vertically corresponding to the touch screen when the pointer is touched.

The proximity sensor detects a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (e.g., a proximity touch distance, a proximity touch direction, a proximity touch speed, a proximity touch time, a proximity touch position, a proximity touch movement state, and the like). Information corresponding to the detected proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern may be output on the touch screen.

The audio output module 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, The sound output module 152 outputs an acoustic signal related to a function (e.g., a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. The audio output module 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events that occur in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. The video signal or audio signal may also be output through the display module 151 or the audio output module 152.

The haptic module 154 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 154 is vibration. The intensity and pattern of the vibration generated by the hit module 154 can be controlled. For example, different vibrations may be synthesized and output or sequentially output.

In addition to the vibration, the haptic module 154 may be configured to perform various functions such as an effect of stimulation by a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to a contact skin surface, an effect of stimulation by air spraying force or suction force through a jet opening or a suction opening, A variety of tactile effects such as an effect of stimulation through contact of an electrode, an effect of stimulation by an electrostatic force, and an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using a heat absorbing or exothermic element can be generated.

The haptic module 154 can be implemented not only to transmit the tactile effect through the direct contact but also to feel the tactile effect through the muscles of the user's finger or arm. The haptic module 154 may include two or more haptic modules 154 according to the configuration of the portable terminal 100.

The memory 160 may store a program for the operation of the controller 180 and temporarily store input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, a moving picture, etc.). The memory 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM At least one of a random access memory (RAM), a static random access memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read- Type storage medium. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The interface unit 170 serves as a path for communication with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or receives power from the external device to transfer the data to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or to transmit data in the mobile terminal 100 to an external device. For example, a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio I / O port, A video input / output (I / O) port, an earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 170.

The identification module is a chip for storing various information for authenticating the use right of the mobile terminal 100 and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM) (Universal Subscriber Identity Module, USIM), and the like. Devices with identification modules (hereinafter referred to as "identification devices") can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the port.

When the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, the interface unit may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100, or various command signals input by the user to the cradle may be transmitted It can be a passage to be transmitted to the terminal. The various command signals or the power source input from the cradle may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The control unit 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, voice communication, data communication, video communication, and the like. The control unit 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for multimedia playback. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the control unit 180 or may be implemented separately from the control unit 180. [

The controller 180 may perform a pattern recognition process for recognizing handwriting input or drawing input performed on the touch screen as characters and images, respectively.

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power necessary for operation of the respective components.

The various embodiments described herein may be embodied in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays May be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing functions. In some cases such embodiments may be implemented using a controller 180 < / RTI >

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as procedures or functions may be implemented with separate software modules that perform at least one function or operation. The software code may be implemented by a software application written in a suitable programming language. In addition, the software codes may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by the control unit 180. [

2A is a perspective view of an example of a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal according to the present invention. The disclosed mobile terminal 100 has a bar-shaped terminal body. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and can be applied to various structures such as a slide type, a folder type, a swing type, and a swivel type in which two or more bodies are relatively movably coupled.

The body includes a case (a casing, a housing, a cover, and the like) which forms an appearance. In this embodiment, the case may be divided into a front case 101 and a rear case 102. [ A variety of electronic components are embedded in the space formed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. At least one intermediate case may be additionally disposed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

The cases may be formed by injection molding a synthetic resin, or may be formed to have a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti) or the like.

The display unit 151, the sound output unit 152, the camera 121, the user input units 130/131 and 132, the microphone 122, the interface 170, and the like may be disposed in the front body 101 have.

The display unit 151 occupies most of the main surface of the front case 101. A sound output unit 152 and a camera 121 are disposed in an area adjacent to one end of both ends of the display unit 151 and a user input unit 131 and a microphone 122 are disposed in an area adjacent to the other end. The user input unit 132, the interface 170, and the like are disposed on the side surfaces of the front case 101 and the rear case 102.

The user input unit 130 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the portable terminal 100 and may include a plurality of operation units 131 and 132.

The operation units 131 and 132 may be collectively referred to as a manipulating portion and may be employed in any manner as long as the user operates in a tactile manner.

The contents input by the operation units 131 and 132 can be variously set. For example, the first operation unit 131 receives commands such as start, end, scroll, and the like, and the second operation unit 132 controls the size of the sound output from the sound output unit 152 or the size of the sound output from the display unit 151 To the touch recognition mode of the touch screen.

FIG. 2B is a rear perspective view of the portable terminal shown in FIG. 2A. Referring to FIG. 2B, a camera 121 'may be further mounted on the rear surface of the terminal body, that is, the rear case 102. The camera 121 'may have a photographing direction substantially opposite to the camera 121 (see FIG. 2A), and may be a camera having different pixels from the camera 121.

For example, the camera 121 may have a low pixel so that the face of the user can be photographed and transmitted to the other party in case of a video call or the like, and the camera 121 ' It is preferable to have a large number of pixels. The cameras 121 and 121 'may be installed in the terminal body such that they can be rotated or popped up.

A flash 123 and a mirror 124 are additionally disposed adjacent to the camera 121 '. The flash 123 illuminates the subject when the subject is photographed by the camera 121 '. The mirror 124 allows the user to illuminate the user's own face or the like when the user intends to shoot himself / herself (self-photographing) using the camera 121 '.

An acoustic output 152 'may be additionally disposed on the rear surface of the terminal body. The sound output unit 152 'may implement the stereo function together with the sound output unit 152 (see FIG. 2A), and may be used for the implementation of the speakerphone mode during a call.

In addition to the antenna for a call or the like, a broadcast signal reception antenna 124 may be additionally disposed on the side of the terminal body. The antenna 124 constituting a part of the broadcast receiving module 111 (see FIG. 1) may be installed to be able to be drawn out from the terminal body.

A power supply unit 190 for supplying power to the portable terminal 100 is mounted on the terminal body. The power supply unit 190 may be built in the terminal body or may be detachable from the outside of the terminal body.

The rear case 102 may further include a touch pad 135 for sensing a touch. The touch pad 135 may also be of a light transmission type like the display unit 151. [ In this case, if the display unit 151 is configured to output time information on both sides, the time information can be recognized through the touch pad 135 as well. The information output on both sides may be all controlled by the touch pad 135. [ Alternatively, a display may be additionally mounted on the touch pad 135, and a touch screen may be disposed on the rear case 102.

The touch pad 135 operates in correlation with the display portion 151 of the front case 101. The touch pad 135 may be disposed parallel to the rear of the display unit 151. The touch pad 135 may have a size equal to or smaller than that of the display unit 151.

3 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the proximity depth of the proximity sensor.

As shown in FIG. 3, when a pointer such as a finger of a user approaches the touch screen, the proximity sensor disposed in or near the touch screen senses the proximity sensor and outputs a proximity signal.

The proximity sensor may be configured to output different proximity signals according to a distance between the proximity-touched pointer and the touch screen (hereinafter referred to as "proximity depth").

A distance at which the proximity signal is output when the pointer approaches the touch screen is referred to as a detection distance. In short, by using a plurality of proximity sensors having different detection distances, the proximity signals output from the proximity sensors are compared, .

In FIG. 3, for example, a cross-section of a touch screen having proximity sensors capable of sensing three proximity depths is illustrated. Of course, proximity sensors that detect less than three or more than four proximity depths are also possible.

Specifically, when the pointer is completely in contact with the touch screen (d0), it is recognized as a contact touch. If the pointer is located on the touch screen at a distance less than the distance d1, it is recognized as a proximity touch of the first proximity depth.

If the pointer is located on the touch screen at a distance d1 or less and less than the distance d2, the pointer is recognized as a proximity touch of the second proximity depth. If the pointer is located on the touch screen at a distance d2 or more and less than the distance d3, it is recognized as a proximity touch of the third proximity depth. If the pointer is located at a distance d3 or more on the touch screen, it is recognized that the proximity touch is released.

Accordingly, the controller 180 can recognize the proximity touch as various input signals according to the proximity and proximity positions of the pointer to the touch screen, and perform various operation controls according to the various input signals.

Hereinabove, the general operation and function of the mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention have been described with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. Hereinafter, the operation and function of the mobile terminal 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention for moving a specific icon page will be described in more detail.

The display unit 151 of the mobile terminal 100 may display a plurality of pages on which at least one icon is displayed. The display unit 151 may be a touch screen. Hereinafter, it is assumed that the display unit 151 is the touch screen 151. FIG.

Since the touch screen 151 of the mobile terminal 100 is limited in size, the controller 180 controls the plurality of icons to be displayed on the touch screen 151, A page may be arranged on a plurality of pages, and such page configuration information may be stored in the memory 160.

In this case, the controller 180 stores the plurality of pages in the memory 160 according to a specific order, and when the user requests the page to start the page, the page configuration information is displayed on the touch screen 151 ). &Lt; / RTI >

For example, in a state where the first page is displayed on the touch screen 151, when the touch screen 151 receives a touch input flicking to the left, Th page configuration information and display it on the touch screen 151. FIG. That is, the mobile terminal 100 can switch the specific page and display it on the touch screen 151 as it receives the flicking operation to the left or right on the touch screen 151. Likewise, a certain user operation is required to move the page of the specific icon displayed on the touch screen 151.

4A and 4B illustrate an example of moving a page of a specific icon displayed on a specific page of the mobile terminal.

4A and 4B, in order to move a page of a specific icon displayed on a specific page, a specific icon 1a is dragged to a moving target page (refer to FIG. 4A) Specific user operations such as dropping a specific icon (see FIG. 4B) are required.

For example, the control unit 180 may select a specific icon 1a according to the input touch, and may select another touch for moving the specific icon 1a to the right edge of the current page, for example, touch and move the user can display the page 302 after the current page 301 on the touch screen 151 according to the & move or drag (see FIG. 4A). Here, the control unit 180 may read the page information about the page 302 after the current page 301 from the memory 150 and display the page information on the touch screen 151. The page information stored in the memory 151 may include information in which a specific icon (including a graphic object) is disposed at a specific position of a specific page.

Next, the page indicator 200 will be described with reference to Figs. 4A and 4B. The control unit 180 may display the page indicator 200 so that the pages displayed on the touch screen 151 can be distinguished while the plurality of pages are displayed on the touch screen 151. [ The page indicator 200 may comprise a series of page indicators corresponding to each of a plurality of pages (e.g., 201, 202, 203, 204 in FIGS. 4A and 4B).

Referring to FIG. 4A, the leftmost page indicator 201 of the touch screen 151 may correspond to the current page 301. In addition, the leftmost page indicator 201 of the touch screen 151 may correspond to a first page within the touch screen 151. [ The page indicator 201 corresponding to the current page 301 may have an icon of a specific figure shape open or filled with a bright color (e.g., white color) as shown in the figure. And the remaining page indicators 202, 203, 204 may be filled with a dark color (e.g., black) of a particular shape.

The control unit 180 moves the specific icon 1a to an arbitrary position on the page 302 or to a predetermined position as shown in FIG. 4B, as the drag input for moving the specific icon 1a to the right edge of the page 301 is received . In this case, the control unit 180 can fill the page indicator icon 201 with a dark color and display the page indicator icon 202 on the touch screen 151 by filling the page indicator icon 202 with a bright color.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5, the mobile terminal 100 displays a specific page on a touch screen 151 among a plurality of pages including at least one icon according to the control of the controller 180 (S110) .

The specific icon that can move the page according to the control method of the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may be an icon related to performing a function of a specific application. The application may include, but is not limited to, a browser, an address book, a contact list, an email, an instant messaging, a word processing, a keyboard emulation, a widget, It can include any application that can be.

The specific icon may be a graphical object. For example, the icon may include a text, a web page, an icon, a digital image, an animation, and the like. May be included.

The control unit 180 may receive a predetermined user operation for the specific indicator among the plurality of indicators corresponding to the plurality of pages in the specific page (S120).

The predefined user manipulation may be a user manipulation for a plurality of indicators corresponding to each of the plurality of pages, for example a user manipulation related to a "page movement" of a particular icon. The plurality of indicators corresponding to each of the plurality of pages may include a predetermined user interface capable of intuitively distinguishing pages displayed on the touch screen 151 from other pages not displayed on the touch screen 151, Lt; / RTI >

In response to the predefined user operation, the control unit 180 may automatically move a specific icon of the specific page to another page (S30). 4, the control unit 180 displays the specific icon in the specific page in accordance with the predefined user operation, without touching the page to which the specific icon is to be moved by dragging and moving. It is possible to automatically move the page of the specific icon.

In the above, a process of moving the specific icon to a page corresponding to the specific indicator according to a predefined user operation for a specific indicator among a plurality of page indicators has been described.

Hereinafter, the predefined user operation will be described in more detail with reference to Fig. 6 and necessary drawings. 6 is a diagram for explaining S120 shown in FIG. 5 in more detail. Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 6 and FIGS. 7A to 10, the mobile terminal 100 receives a predefined user operation for a specific indicator The process of moving a page of a specific icon according to the present invention will be described in detail.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

6, when a touch input for selecting a specific icon is received while a specific page among a plurality of pages including at least one icon is displayed on the touch screen, the control unit 180 controls the display unit to display a specific icon (S121).

According to one embodiment, the touch input for selecting a specific icon may be a tap indicating an input for touching the touch screen 151 corresponding to the position of the specific icon once for a short time, But is not limited thereto. For example, it can be used for a variety of applications such as Double Tap, Touch and Hold, Flicking, Flick and Hold, Touch and Move, Drag & Drop) can be various kinds of touch input. If the particular icon is an icon associated with the execution of an application's functionality, the Double Tap for the particular icon may be a touch input for executing the application. Therefore, the touch input in S121 is preferably tap.

A process of moving a page of the specific icon as a predefined user operation is received for the specific indicator will be described with reference to FIGS. 7A to 7D.

According to one embodiment, the predefined user manipulation may include a first touch input for selecting the particular icon to move into the vicinity of the particular indicator. For example, referring to FIG. 7A, when the first touch input 21 for dragging the specific icon 2a and moving it to the vicinity of the specific indicator 203 is received, the controller 180 displays the specific icon 2a ) To the vicinity of the specific indicator 203 (S122).

According to one embodiment, moving the specific icon into the vicinity of the specific indicator may be performed by dragging and moving the specific icon within a predetermined distance (for example, within 5 pixels) from the specific indicator , And dragging and moving the particular icon to overlap with at least a portion of the particular indicator.

However, a plurality of pages may be displayed on the touch screen 151, and a plurality of page indicators corresponding thereto may also be provided. Accordingly, the controller 180 can display the plurality of page indicators on the touch screen 151 while keeping the interval of each of the plurality of page indicators constant.

On the other hand, since the size of a specific icon displayed on the touch screen 151 may be considerably larger than that of one page indicator, as described above, the specific icon may be displayed on any one of the plurality of page indicators The control unit 180 may fail to detect the page indicator corresponding to the page to which the particular icon is to be moved due to the narrow spacing between the page indicators (see FIG. 7A).

In consideration of this, the controller 180 determines whether the specific icon is accessed within a predetermined distance from the specific indicator according to the first touch input (S123). The error is minimized and the user's visibility The visual appearance of the specific indicator can be changed (step S124).

For example, referring to FIG. 7B, the controller 180 may increase the size of the icon indicating the specific indicator in response to the first touch input. Here, the reference numeral 203_1 in FIG. 7B is an example of a specific indicator enlarged in size, and the present invention is not limited thereto but can be implemented in various forms. According to various embodiments, modifying the visual appearance may include altering the size, color, and shape of the particular indicator, animating the particular indicator, selecting specific text associated with the page corresponding to the particular indicator Displaying information on the particular indicator and displaying a particular graphical object associated with the page corresponding to the particular indicator (see Figures 8A-D).

8A to 8D are views showing another example in which the visual appearance of a specific page indicator is changed.

Referring to FIG. 8A, when the specific icon approaches within a predetermined distance from the specific indicator, the controller 180 may display a specific indicator 203_2 having a specific color inside the icon on the touch screen 151. FIG.

8B to 8C, the controller 180 may display enlarged indicators 203_3 and 203_4 including descriptive information related to the page corresponding to the specific indicator on the touch screen 151. FIG. The explanatory information " 7 "disclosed in Fig. 8B indicates that the number of applications existing in the corresponding page to be moved is 7, and the explanation information " Game" shown in Fig. 8C indicates that the subject of the page to be moved is & . When the user of the mobile terminal 100 groups and manages icons corresponding to a specific topic for a plurality of pages, the efficiency of icon management can be improved by opening such page description information in the page indicator.

8D, the controller 180 displays a preview 203_4 of the page around the enlarged indicator 203_3 including the page description information as shown in FIG. 8B to FIG. 8C in a pop-up format As shown in FIG.

Referring again to FIG. 6, the controller 180 determines whether the specific icon overlaps at least a part of the specific indicator (S125). If the specific icon is overlapped, a touch input for canceling the selection of the specific icon is received S126), the specific icon is moved to a page corresponding to the specific indicator (S130).

For example, referring to FIG. 7C, when the touch on the specific icon 2a is stopped in the state where the specific icon 2a is overlapped with the specific indicator 203_1 in the current page 301 (for example, The control unit 180 moves the specific icon to the page 303 corresponding to the specific indicator.

At this time, the control unit 180 gives a predetermined graphic effect to the specific icon 2a to display a visual effect that the specific icon 2a is sucked into the specific indicator 203_1 on the touch screen 1510 The visual effect is exemplary, and various animated effects may be applied such that the particular icon 2a disappears from the current page 301. [

7D, the controller 180 may display the page 303 on which the specific icon 2a has been moved on the touch screen 151, and may display the page of the specific icon 2a on the moved page 303 The position may be arranged next to various icons displayed on the moved page 303. [ Accordingly, the control unit 180 can change the brightness relationship of the page indicator 200 and display it. That is, the indicator 203 corresponding to the page 303 can be expressed in bright color, and the indicator 201 corresponding to the previous page 301 can be expressed in dark color.

7A to 7D, a specific icon is approached near any one of a plurality of page indicators corresponding to each of a plurality of pages, and the visual appearance of the specific indicator is changed as a result of the access, The process of moving is explained.

On the other hand, the change of the visual appearance of the specific indicator can be changed dynamically as the position of the specific icon is changed as well as the static change. A process of dynamically changing the visual appearance of the specific indicator will be described with reference to FIG.

9 is a view showing a state in which a visual appearance of a page indicator is changed in a page search process.

9, the control unit 180 can change the visual appearance of the specific indicator 203 in response to receiving the touch in which the specific icon 3a accesses the specific indicator 203 )). The controller 180 returns the visual appearance of the indicator 203 to the original visual appearance, and the neighboring indicator 204 (see FIG. 4) (Fig. 9 (b), (c)).

On the other hand, the control unit 180 can display the degree of change of the visual appearance of the specific indicator in proportion to the area in which the specific icon 3a contacts the specific indicator. The area of contact of the specific icon 3a with the specific indicator is larger than that of FIG. 9C, so that the controller 180 displays the size of the indicator 204 larger in FIG. 9C than in FIG. 9B .

Accordingly, when receiving a touch for moving among a plurality of indicators in a state in which the specific icon 3a is touched, the controller 180 displays the visual appearance of the corresponding indicator in accordance with the movement of the specific icon 3a Can be changed.

10 is an example of a screen of a mobile terminal that displays notification information about page movement of a specific icon.

Referring to FIG. 10, when there is a page movement for a specific icon, the controller 180 may display the page itself on which the specific icon has been moved on the touch screen 151, as shown in FIG. 7C. The control unit 180 may display on the touch screen 151 notification information 11 indicating that the page has been moved to the specific icon 3a on the current page 301. [

In the above description, it is assumed that the mobile terminal 100 receives a predefined user operation for a specific indicator and moves the page of the specific icon without entering the specific mode for reconfiguring the interface on the touch screen 151 .

Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 11 to 13B, embodiments in which a specific icon on the touch screen 151 enters the icon reconstruction mode and a specific icon is moved to a predetermined page will be described.

11 is a flowchart of a mobile terminal control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11, the controller 180 receives a first touch input for selecting a specific icon displayed on a specific page (S111), and operates the mobile terminal 100 in the icon reconfiguration mode in response to the first touch input .

Here, the first touch input for allowing the mobile terminal 100 to operate in the icon reconstruction mode is one of a long touch, a double tap, and a proximity to the specific icon But the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, when receiving the touch input and selecting the soft button on the mobile terminal 100 in a state where the specific icon is selected, the controller 180 determines that the mobile terminal 100 is operating in the icon re- .

In response to the first touch input, the control unit 180 may display a reconfiguration item selection window 20 that can be controlled in the icon reconfiguration mode on the touch screen 151 (S112). The control unit 180 displays a plurality of indicators corresponding to each of the plurality of pages on the touch screen 151 by receiving a touch input in which a page movement (change) item is selected in the reconfiguration item selection window 20 (S113) (S114).

For example, when receiving the first touch input for the specific icon 4a as shown in FIG. 12A, the controller 180 controls the mobile terminal 100 to operate in the Arcon reconfiguration mode The reconfiguration item selection window 20 shown in the figure can be displayed on the touch screen 151. [ The reconfiguration items included in the reconfiguration item selection window 20 include an icon deletion 21, a page change 22 of the icon, and an edit 23 item. However, But is not limited thereto.

On the other hand, when a touch input for selecting the page movement item 22 among the reconfiguration items is received, the controller 180 displays a plurality of page indicators 301, 302, 303, ..., 300_N on the touch screen 151. The page indicator window 300 may be displayed on the touch screen 151 as shown in FIG. The control unit 180 may visually differentiate the page indicator 300 by disabling the idle screen while displaying the page indicator window 300 on the touch screen 151. [

The controller 180 may display Arabic numerals indicating the order of the page in each of the page indicators included in the page indicator window 300. [ For example, in FIG. 12C, the first indicator 301 indicates the first page in the touch screen 151, the second indicator 302 indicates the second page, and the third indicator 303 indicates the third page.

Accordingly, the control unit 180 receives a predefined user operation for a specific indicator corresponding to a page to which a specific icon among the plurality of indicators 301, 302, 303, ..., 300_N is to be moved in the icon reorganization mode, (4a) to a page corresponding to the selected indicator.

According to one embodiment, the predefined user manipulation may be a touch input that selects a particular one of a plurality of indicators displayed on the touch screen 151. [ That is, when receiving the touch input for selecting the specific indicator (S115), the controller 180 may move the specific icon to a page corresponding to the specific indicator. For example, as shown in FIG. 12D, when the third icon 303 is selected in a state where the specific icon 4a is selected and the icon reorganization mode is entered, the specific icon 4a is displayed in the third indicator (See Fig. 12F) corresponding to the page 300_3. Meanwhile, the controller 180 may terminate the icon reconfiguration mode together with the page movement of the specific icon upon receiving the touch input for selecting the specific indicator.

According to one embodiment, the predefined user manipulation may be a touch input that causes a particular icon to be dragged and moved to the particular indicator. That is, when the controller 180 receives a touch input for dragging a specific icon to a specific indicator (S116), the controller 180 may move the specific icon to a page corresponding to the specific indicator. For example, as shown in FIG. 12E, when the specific icon 4a is selected and moved to the third indicator 303 while the specific icon 4a is dragged while entering the icon reconstruction mode, The icon 4a is moved to the page 303 (see FIG. 12F) corresponding to the third indicator 300_3. On the other hand, the controller 180 may terminate the icon reconfiguration mode together with the movement of the page of the specific icon upon receiving the touch input for dragging the specific icon to the specific indicator.

12F is an example of a screen of a mobile terminal showing a page moving result of a specific icon.

Referring to FIG. 12F, the specific icon 4a may be displayed at a specific position (position 21) of the page 303. FIG. The control unit 180 can move the page of the specific icon 4a on the basis of the preset position information (which can be set in advance by the user), and then place it at the specific position (position 21). For example, the application icon 7 disposed at the location 13 may be moved to the location 21 and the specific icon 4a may be located at the location 13.

In addition, the control unit 180 may display the moved page on the touch screen while displaying the page indicator at the lower end of the touch screen 180 corresponding to the current page 303.

In the above, embodiments in which a specific icon is moved to a predetermined page in the icon reorganization mode have been described. In particular, a process of moving a specific icon displayed on a specific page to another page by displaying a page indicator on the touch screen that improves visibility and accessibility so that one of the plurality of page indicators can be easily selected .

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal control method capable of more easily performing a page movement for a specific icon by providing the page indicator having high visibility and accessibility will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 14B.

13 is an example of a plurality of page indicators displayed on a touch screen.

Referring to FIG. 13, a plurality of page indicators may be provided on an enlarged scale on a touch screen. When entering the icon reconstruction mode, each of the plurality of page indicators may be displayed in a scaled size. For example, each of the plurality of page indicators 201, 202, 203, 204, 205 disclosed at the lower end of the touch screen 151 of FIG. 13 is enlarged by 200% to be displayed in one area of the touch screen 151 . Accordingly, the page indicator 201 corresponding to the current page can be displayed as the page indicator 401 with improved visibility and accessibility.

When the controller 180 selects one of the plurality of indicators displayed in the scaled size and the page movement of the specific icon is completed, the controller 180 terminates the icon reconstruction mode and resets the sizes of the plurality of indicators, Size display.

14A to 14B show another example of a plurality of page indicators displayed on a touch screen.

Referring to FIG. 14A, each of a plurality of pages can be grouped and managed according to a specific function (fuctin) or a specific subject (thema). For example, the Newsletter page 303 (see FIG. 14B) corresponding to the "News" page indicator 421 collects applications for viewing newspapers provided by domestic and foreign media companies. The Game Page corresponding to the "Game " page indicator 422 may be a page where applications related to the mobile game are gathered. If the grouped pages are plural, the "APP" page indicator 423_1, 423_2 and the "etc" page indicator 424_1, 424_2, 424_3 in FIG. 14A can be displayed superimposed on the touch screen 151 .

Accordingly, when a user operation to enter the icon reconstruction mode is received for the "NYT News" application icon 4b displayed on the specific page 301, the control unit 180 displays a plurality of pages The indicator 420 may be displayed on the touch screen 151. [

Then, the control unit 180 receives the "NYT News" application icon 4b from the Newsletter page 303 ("News") by receiving a drag-touch operation for moving the "NYT News" application icon 4b to the "News" page indicator 421 ).

The plurality of page indicators that can be provided for moving the page of a specific icon are not limited to those illustrated in Figs. 13 to 14B. For example, icons that can identify the page, the plurality of indicators may include a folder including preview information for at least one of the icons included in the page, graphic objects related to the page, .

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. For example, the control method of the mobile terminal of the present invention can be executed through software. When executed in software, the constituent means of the present invention are code segments that perform the necessary tasks. The program or code segments may be stored in a processor readable medium or transmitted by a computer data signal coupled with a carrier wave in a transmission medium or a communication network.

A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable recording device include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, a DVD-RAM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, a hard disk and an optical data storage device. The computer-readable recording medium may also be distributed to networked computer devices so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

It is therefore to be understood that the embodiments described above are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and equivalents thereof are included in the scope of the present invention. .

100: mobile terminal 151: touch screen
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Claims

A touch screen for displaying a first page comprising at least one icon, the first page comprising a first indicator corresponding to the first page currently displayed on the touch screen and a second indicator corresponding to a second page not displayed on the touch screen A second indicator to indicate a second indicator; And
When the first icon included in the first page is dragged to the second indicator to receive a first touch input that at least partially overlaps the second indicator, The size of the second indicator is enlarged and displayed relative to the size of the second indicator,
A controller for displaying explanatory information of a second page corresponding to the second indicator in the enlarged second indicator;
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The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Moving the first icon to the second page corresponding to the second indicator when the first icon detects that the first touch input is released in a state in which the first icon overlaps with at least a portion of the second indicator, And displays the second page on the touch screen.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first touch input comprises:
And a touch input for dragging the first icon to approach the second indicator.

3. The method of claim 2,
When the first icon is within a predetermined distance from the second indicator in response to the first touch input,
Wherein,
And changes the visual appearance of the second indicator.

5. The method of claim 4,
The change of the visual appearance may be made,
A color change, a shape change, and an animation of the second indicator,
Displaying text information related to the second page, and displaying a graphical object associated with the second page within the second indicator.

5. The method of claim 4,
Further comprising an acoustic output section,
Wherein the control unit outputs a specific sound corresponding to the change of the visual appearance through the sound output unit.

3. The apparatus of claim 2,
And displays notification information informing that the page of the first icon has been moved on the second page.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein the mobile terminal is further distinguished from the first page and the second page in response to a user operation entering the icon reconstruction mode, and further displays a plurality of page indicators for identifying each page on the touch screen.

9. The method of claim 8,
The user operation entering the icon reconstruction mode may include:
Wherein the first icon is one of a long touch, a double tap, and a proximity touch with respect to the first icon.

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9. The apparatus according to claim 8,
And displays an icon reconfiguration menu window around the first icon according to a user operation entering the icon reconfiguration mode.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the plurality of page indicators comprise:
Folders containing preview information for at least one of the page identification icons, icons included in the page, graphical objects associated with the page, and combinations thereof. terminal.

Displaying a first page including at least one icon on a touch screen, the first page comprising a first indicator corresponding to the first page currently displayed on the touch screen and a second indicator corresponding to a second page And a second indicator corresponding to the second indicator;
Dragging a first icon included in the first page to the second indicator to receive a first touch input that causes at least a portion of the second indicator to overlap with the second indicator;
Enlarging the size of the second indicator relative to the size of the second indicator before the first icon is dragged in response to the first touch input; And
Displaying the explanatory information of the second page in the enlarged second indicator;
And transmitting the control information to the mobile terminal.

16. The method of claim 15,
When the first icon detects that the first touch input is released in a state where at least a part of the first icon overlaps with the second indicator, moves the first icon to the second page corresponding to the second indicator, Displaying the second page on the touch screen;
The method of claim 1, further comprising:

17. The method of claim 16,
When the first icon is within a predetermined distance from the second indicator in response to the first touch input,
Changing the visual appearance of the second indicator and displaying it on the touch screen
The method of claim 1, further comprising:

16. The method of claim 15,
Receiving a user operation entering an icon reconstruction mode; And
Displaying on the touch screen a plurality of page indicators for distinguishing each page from the first indicator and the second indicator in response to the user operation;
The method of claim 1, further comprising:

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the plurality of page indicators comprise:
Folders containing preview information for at least one of the page identification icons, icons included in the page, graphical objects associated with the page, and combinations thereof. A method of controlling a terminal.